Attachment 2 ANF_Tree Removal_SOW.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

ANF Tree Removal

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) i

Table of Contents

1.0 PURPOSE

1.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.2 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

3.0 REQUIREMENTS

3.1 SCHEDULE

3.2 MANAGEMENT

3.3 WORK CONTROL

4.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICE

4.1 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED FACILITIES

4.2 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT

4.3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIAL

4.4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS

1.0 Purpose

The purpose of this SOW is to obtain tree removal and limbing services at the Allegheny National Forest by means of an indefinite quantity contract.

1.1 General Requirements

The Contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, and materials necessary to provide tree removal and limbing services in accordance with the requirements specified herein.

1.2 Scope of Contract

It is the intent of this indefinite quantity contract to have all identified hazard trees removed, limbed, and/or disposed of on the Allegheny National Forest on a task-order basis. Nearby overhead electric lines, buildings or other complexities may impact these marked trees. The marked trees have been deemed hazardous due to multiple and significant defects, such as, disease, decay, cracks, invasive species, weak branch unions and/or leaning branches.

2.0 Background

2.1 Location and Description

This contract covers all campgrounds, dispersed campsites, day use areas, trail head parking areas, and administrative locations forest-wide on both the Bradford and Marienville Districts of the Allegheny National Forest.

3.0 Requirements

The work may include:

1.) Cutting and placing all pre-identified hazardous trees on the ground;

2.) Limbing or individual trees or entire campsites;

3.) Removal of debris when identified on a task order.

If removal is not requested, all woody debris must be cleared out of concentrated use areas such as campsites, roads, parking lots, trails, buildings, play areas, and/or any other infrastructure by the contractor.

Trees must be pruned/limbed in accordance with the following guidelines to selectively remove unwanted growth and encourage trees to grow or respond in a desired manner. All tree pruning must be accomplished under the supervision of an individual furnished by the Contractor, who is trained, experienced, and otherwise qualified in proper tree pruning techniques. Trees must be pruned according to their natural growth habit to evenly form and balance the tree, to promote proper health and growth, to respond to damage inflicted by natural or human causes, and to prevent interference with pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Pruning must be accomplished in a manner so as to:

1. Remove dead, damaged, or diseased wood, or structurally weak limbs that may cause a safety hazard or unsightly appearance.

2. Branch stubs must not be allowed. All branches must be pruned (removed) back to the next major limb or the tree trunk. Pruning cuts must be performed in a manner which leaves the branch collar exposed (with no stub beyond the branch collar).

Do not deposit any material in streams, streambeds, culvert inlets or outlets, or drainage ways.

The Contractor shall be responsible for contacting the appropriate electricity providers. Any overhead electric lines and/or poles dropped intentionally or accidentally by the Contractor are the responsibility of the Contractor to reestablish and energize.

The Contractor shall not leave stumps higher than 12" in height and should be flat with no protrusions or piercing angles.

All equipment shall be thoroughly cleaned to make it free of soil, non-native invasive species of other debris that could contain or hold seeds prior to being delivered to and removed from the project site.

Equipment shall be considered free of non-native or invasive species and other such debris when random-interval visual inspections by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), completed prior to the equipment being moved to the site, does not disclose such material present.

3.1 Schedule

The Contractor shall begin work on an as-needed basis from the issuance of the Contract Award and/or Task Order and complete all project work within the designated period of performance. The Contractor must inform the COR immediately if Contractor encounters any problems that would not allow all work to be completed, including demobilization by the completion date. The Contractor shall perform all work duties during daylight hours. The Contractor may work seven days per week, including holidays.

The contractor must provide the COR with at least 24 hours of advanced notice prior to mobilizing equipment to the identified area(s) for tree removal or limbing via email or text.

The contractor must notify the COR within 24 hours when tree removal/limbing is complete via email or text.

3.2 Management

The Contractor must manage the total work effort associated with the grounds maintenance services required herein to assure fully adequate and timely completion of these services. Included in this function will be a full range of management duties including, but not limited to, planning, scheduling, report preparation, and quality control. The Contractor must provide an adequate staff of personnel with the necessary management expertise to assure the performance of the work in accordance with sound and efficient management practices.

3.3 Work Control

The Contractor must implement all necessary work control procedures to ensure timely accomplishment of work requirements, as well as to permit tracking of work in progress. The Contractor must plan and schedule work to assure labor, equipment, and material are available to complete work requirements within the specified time limits and in conformance with the quality standards established herein. Verbal scheduling and status reports must be provided when requested by the Government Representative.

The Contractor shall keep the entrance gate (if applicable) of the recreation area shut and locked during the course of the contract term to ensure public safety. The Contractor shall post construction warning signs at the main entrances to the recreation area (road, trails leading into area and boat launch) and retain those signs in place until the completion of the contract term. The Contractor and all employees shall be made aware and acknowledge that the public is welcome to walk through the recreation area (and does frequently) even though the area is closed to public use. Therefore, the Contractor shall perform work duties as if the area is open to public use.

The Forest Service may suspend contractor operations due to inclement weather (i.e., high wind, thunderstorms or wind-inducing events). The performance period may be extended for weather delays.

Before final acceptance, all areas, including campsites and roadways, occupied by the Contractor in connection with the work shall be cleaned of all contractor's rubbish, excess materials, temporary structures, and equipment, and all parts of the work area shall be left in a neat and presentable condition.

4.0 Government Furnished Property and Service

The Contractor is responsible for furnishing all supervision, labor, equipment, tools, materials, and incidentals necessary to complete the project.

Any damage to government property caused by the Contractor during the course of the contract period shall be repaired (to the satisfaction of the COR) by the contractor prior to the acceptance of the final work of the contract.

4.1 Government Furnished Facilities

The Government will not provide office space operational facilities, or lay down areas to the Contractor.

The Contractor must secure and maintain the necessary office space, facilities, and equipment storage areas required for the performance of this contract at his/her own expense.

4.2 Government Furnished Equipment

The Contractor must furnish all tools and equipment required for the performance of this contract. The Government will not provide tools or equipment to the Contractor.

4.3 Government Furnished Material

The Government will not provide any materials to the Contractor.

4.4 Contractor Furnished Items

All Contractor equipment must be in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations. The Contractor shall use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow OSHA Standard

1910.266 for Logging Operations as well as the OSHA Logging Combined Checklists for Field Use during the execution of this contract. This standard and checklist can be found at:

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.266 https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/manual/logger/combined_checklists.html

Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head and extremities shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards or processes encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body. Defective or damaged personal protective equipment shall not be used.

The Contractor must provide all equipment, materials, and services to perform the requirements of this contract. The Contractor must ensure that all items furnished exclusively for use in support of government contracts are:

• Less toxic or non-toxic.

Examples include:

o Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment (DfE) label (http://www.epa.gov/dfe) https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.266 https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/manual/logger/combined_checklists.html o Green Seal certified (http://www.greenseal.org) o CRI Green Label (http://www.carpet-rug.org/commercial-customers/green-building-and-the-environment/green-label-plus) o Products that meet/exceed DfE, Green Seal, CRI Green Label, and/or SCAQMD specifications;

• Environmental Protection Agency designated recycled content items

(http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/index.htm);

• Designated as BioPreferred by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(http://www.biopreferred.gov);

• WaterSense certified (http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense) or meets/exceeds WaterSense specifications.

• Non-ozone depleting chemical substitutes identified by the Environmental Protection Agency’s

Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) (http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/index.html)

These program elements are described on the Office of the Federal Environment Executive website (http://www.ofee.gov).